Abstract: A method of producing vehicles comprises: in a vehicle production process, manufacturing vehicle components of different types, and assembling the vehicle components to form vehicles; creating a set of vehicle records, each being a record of one of the vehicles entering active service; performing vehicle repairs on a subset of the vehicles after they have entered active service; creating a respective record of each of the vehicle repairs, each of which comprises or indicates a vehicle age or usage value, and records a vehicle component fault identified in the vehicle repair; receiving at a data processing stage the vehicle records and vehicle repair records, wherein a predictive algorithm executed at the data processing stage processes the received records so as to, for each type of vehicle component: 1) identify a respective set of the vehicle repair records relating to that type of vehicle component, and 2) use the respective set of vehicle repair records to predict a respective number of or resource value

Abstract: A single-package air conditioner unit may include a housing, an outdoor heat exchanger, an indoor heat exchanger, an indoor air conduit, and an internal shield. The indoor fan may be held within a fan cowl defining a cowl outlet. The indoor air conduit may be mounted to the fan cowl and extend upward from the cowl outlet to an indoor outlet defined through the housing to guide air from the indoor fan. The indoor air conduit and the fan cowl may separate at least a portion of the indoor portion from the outdoor portion. The internal shield may be disposed within the outdoor portion rearward from the indoor air conduit and the fan cowl. The internal shield may extend between an upper edge and a lower edge. The lower edge may be disposed between the downward bottom end and the cowl outlet relative to a vertical direction.

Abstract: Methods and Kits for analyzing macromolecules, including peptides, polypeptides, and proteins, employing nucleic acid encoding are disclosed. The sample analysis kits employ nucleic acid encoding and/or nucleic acid recording of a molecular interaction and/or reaction, such as recognition events (e.g., between an antigen and an antibody, between a modified terminal amino acid residue, or between a small molecule or peptide therapeutic and a target, etc.). Assays that do not require the cyclic transfer of information between a coding tag and a recording tag are also disclosed, including single cycle assays.

Abstract: A method performed by a data system includes automatically learning relationship(s) among datasets based on one or more of a user query or an observation of a data flow through the data system. The method further includes generating an optimized data structure based on the learned relationships among the datasets. The data system then modifies a query plan to obtain query results that satisfy a query by reading the optimized data structure in lieu of reading the datasets.

Abstract: A single-package air conditioning appliance includes a housing defining an outdoor portion and an indoor portion. An outdoor heat exchanger assembly is disposed in the outdoor portion. The outdoor heat exchanger assembly includes an outdoor heat exchanger and an outdoor fan. An indoor heat exchanger assembly is disposed in the indoor portion. The indoor heat exchanger assembly includes an indoor heat exchanger and an indoor fan. A compressor is in fluid communication with the outdoor heat exchanger and the indoor heat exchanger to circulate a refrigerant between the outdoor heat exchanger and the indoor heat exchanger. The single-package air conditioner unit also includes a make-up air module mounted on an external surface of the housing.

Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X08R626 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X08R626 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08R626 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X08R626, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08R626 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08R626 and methods of using maize variety X08R626 are disclosed.

Abstract: Adjustable fire protection assemblies and methods are provided. The assembly includes a sprinkler having a body with an outer encasing surface and a deflector supported from the body. An escutcheon having a receiver and a rim surround the fire protection sprinkler to define an aperture between the receiver and the sprinkler. A push-to-connect fitting of the assembly includes a tubular member with an end for connection to a pipe and an internal conduit that receives the sprinkler body. A seal member and a retaining ring are disposed within the tubular member to form an adjustable seal and grip about the sprinkler body. A releasing member translates to disengage the retaining ring from the sprinkler body; and the escutcheon translates with respect to the tubular member in a sliding surface engagement to define an adjustable deflector-to-rim distance between the rim of the escutcheon and the deflector of the sprinkler.

Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X08R625 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X08R625 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08R625 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X08R625, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08R625 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08R625 and methods of using maize variety X08R625 are disclosed.

Abstract: Kits and methods of using the kits for analyzing macromolecules, including peptides, polypeptides, and proteins, employing nucleic acid encoding are disclosed. The sample analysis kits employ nucleic acid encoding and/or nucleic acid recording of a molecular interaction and/or reaction, such as recognition events (e.g., between an antigen and an antibody, between a modified terminal amino acid residue, or between a small molecule or peptide therapeutic and a target, etc.). Additional barcoding reagents, such as those for cycle-specific barcoding (e.g., “clocking”), compartment barcoding, combinatorial barcoding, spatial barcoding, or any combination thereof, may be included in the kits. The sample may comprise macromolecules, including peptides, polypeptides, and proteins, and the recording may generate molecular interaction and/or reaction information, and/or polypeptide sequence information.

Abstract: A hat display system has a first strap assembly, a surface mount mechanism, and a hat brim support mechanism. The first strap assembly forms a loop positioned substantially in a first plane. The first strap assembly engages an interior of a crown of a hat, the first strap assembly having an adjustable perimeter. The hat brim support mechanism has a flange surface to support an underbrim of the hat. The first strap assembly and the surface mount mechanism are shaped and positioned to support the hat at a non-parallel angle relative to a mounting surface.

Abstract: An air conditioning appliance includes a housing, a drain pan positioned below the housing, and a plenum which is attached to the housing and to the drain pan. The drain pan includes an upper surface in contact with the housing and a socket configured to receive a leg. The housing of the air conditioning appliance rests on the upper surface of the drain pan, such that the drain pan defines a platform which structurally supports the housing of the air conditioning appliance.

Abstract: A single-package air conditioner unit may include a housing, an outdoor heat exchanger assembly, an indoor heat exchanger assembly, a compressor, and a plenum. The housing may define an outdoor portion and an indoor portion. The plenum may be attached to the housing and receivable within a wall channel defined by a structure wall. The plenum may define a primary air channel and a make-up air (MUA) inlet in fluid parallel with the primary air channel. The primary air channel may be disposed in fluid communication with the outdoor portion to permit air therebetween. The MUA inlet may be in fluid communication with the indoor portion to permit air thereto.

Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X13R074 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X13R074 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X13R074 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X13R074, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X13R074 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X13R074 and methods of using maize variety X13R074 are disclosed.

Abstract: Locking systems allow for the unlocking and locking of, e.g., doors, containers, and enclosures. Lock cylinders are coded to specific keys, and often there is a desire to have a key be able to access a subset of lock cylinders. Keys are coded using bitting to gain access to specific lock cylinders. It is with respect to these and other general considerations that embodiments have been described.

Abstract: Disclosed is a device and method for diffusing a therapeutic specific to a user's emotional/mental state (EMS), comprising the steps of: selecting (or assessing) at least one EMS, said selected (or assessed) EMS indicating at least one of an emotion, mental, and/or physical state of the user; and activating the ultrasonic membrane of the at least single reservoir (optionally, a plurality of reservoirs) housing the mist specific to the selected/assessed EMS, wherein said activation results in a vibration of the membrane causing an ultra-sonic frequency resulting in the atomization and diffusion of the prescribed mist based on the user-selected (or assessed) EMS.

Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X08P389 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X08P389 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08P389 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X08P389, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08P389 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08P389 and methods of using maize variety X08P389 are disclosed.

Abstract: An apparatus and methods for using coatings for metal applications are disclosed. According to one embodiment, an article comprises a cured polymeric film having a first reaction product of a cationic photoinitiator and a compound suitable for cationic polymerization. The article has a second reaction product of a free-radical photoinitiator and a compound suitable for free-radical polymerization. The article has a metal substrate, wherein the cured polymeric film coats the metal substrate.

Abstract: A device and method for imaging vasculature are provided. The device includes an imaging probe to be inserted into a vasculature. The imaging probe emits infrared light through blood toward the vasculature, and gathers reflected from the vasculature for imaging. The device includes an infrared light source optically coupled to the imaging probe to provide infrared light, and an infrared light detector optically to the imaging probe to generate an imaging signal from the reflected light that is gathered. The device further includes a controller coupled to the infrared light source and coupled to the infrared light detector to generate an image of the vasculature from the imaging signal. The controller may employ ballistic photon imaging techniques, gated imaging techniques, polarizing light imaging techniques, structured light imaging techniques, and the like.

Abstract: A method performed by a data system includes automatically learning relationship(s) among datasets based on one or more of a user query or an observation of a data flow through the data system. The method further includes generating an optimized data structure based on the learned relationships among the datasets. The data system then modifies a query plan to obtain query results that satisfy a query by reading the optimized data structure in lieu of reading the datasets.

Abstract: A device for detecting and locating sources of wireless data packets exhibiting selected, defined behaviour of interest. The device monitors an environment and populates a queue of packets dependent on a selected detection template which carries algorithms to packets to detect the behaviour of interest. The device extracts identifier data from packets in the queue to identify sources of detected behaviour. Information on signal strength of wireless data packets received by an antenna from identified, detected sources is displayed at a user interface. The interface is responsive to selections of template, selection of source devices detected and adjustments to the orientation and/or proximity of an antenna relative to selected, detected source devices to provide an interface for detection and location of source devices exhibiting selected behaviour of interest.